Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362337004799
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
74 COLD BROOK ST, POLAND, NY 13431 · (315) 826-0203 · Herkimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
67 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 59.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 256 | 26.2% | 62.2% |
| KENSINGTON ROAD SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 263 | 27.0% | 75.3% |
| GUARDINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLAYTON | 243 | 23.9% | 44.2% |
| WESTMORELAND UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTMORELAND | 230 | 25.7% | 70.6% |
| COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANCASTER | 285 | 24.9% | 70.3% |
| HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMILTON | 256 | 21.9% | 58.3% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Herkimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #666 of 2,335 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #536 of 2,342 ▲ 430 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #657 of 2,343 ▲ 31 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #2,215 of 2,585 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #359 of 2,338 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #2,344 of 2,388 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #2,065 of 2,534 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #821 of 1,757 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
+33 (+15%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 256 | 26.3 | 9.8:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 25.8 | 9.8:1 | 49% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 26.4 | 9.3:1 | 60% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 24 | 9.3:1 | 46% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 52% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 57% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 42% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in POLAND, New York, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 256 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 1 other school, enrolling 507 students in total.
About 96% of the student body at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 9.8:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Herkimer County is 44%.
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.2% is 3.2 points below the 65.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Herkimer County has these Census figures: the median household income is $68,515, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Herkimer County has 25 public schools and roughly 9,619 students.
The closest public school to POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.5%, lower than POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 62.2%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 223 in 2020-21 to 256 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Herkimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,757
Census ACS
Median income
$68,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 251 students
Nearby schools
- POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 251
- WEST CANADA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 365
- WEST CANADA VALLEY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 311
- REMSEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 188
- HOLLAND PATENT MIDDLE SCHOOL9.9 mi · 261
- REMSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
Is POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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